Chinese symbol for “surrounding”
外围
wài wéi
Traditional: 外圍
surrounding
The closest CC-CEDICT match for surrounding is 外围 (wài wéi), defined as: surrounding.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “surrounding”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 外围.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 外国 (外國) | wài guó | foreign country |
| 国外 (國外) | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad |
| 之外 | zhī wài | outside; excluding |
| 范围 (範圍) | fàn wéi | range; scope |
| 周围 (周圍) | zhōu wéi | environs; surroundings; periphery |
See also: Japanese symbol for “surrounding”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.